Psyc 300 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lean In by Sheryl Sandburg correct answers- She wrote this book - CFO of Facebook - Woman in a tech field - Wrote this book about her experience - Women don't "Lean In" - Women sit on the side, etc. - Book has been criticized - If women "Lean In" they can be seen as not a team player, egotistical, etc. - emergence of neoliberal feminism Gloria Steinem (Ms. Magazine) correct answers- Started Ms. Magazine - the first magazine about women's issues etc. The Color Purple by A...

Scientific Method 4 Steps correct answers1. observe phenomenon (identify variables important in explaining behaviors) 2. formulate explanations (initial observations allow you to develop a hypothesis about the variables identified) 3. further observing and experimenting (detailed observations of behavior of interest, directly testing hypothesis) 4. Refining and Retesting explanations (supported hypotheses are refined and subject to further exploration) disconfirmed hypothesis may be reworked ...

statistics correct answersset of methods and rules for organizing and interpreting observations concerns: anxiety and value descriptive correct answerstype of statistic - summarize, organize, and simplify data inferential correct answerstype of statistic - techniques that allow us to study samples and make generalizations about the population sampling error correct answersamount of difference between a sample value and a population value that becomes an issue when trying to use a sampl...

Why is it important to take a global & multicultural approach when studying the psychology of women? correct answers-Emphasizes helping people to understand, accept, and value the cultural differences between groups, with the ultimate goal of reaping the benefits of diversity -We have tended to speak of the experience of gender as if all women, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, or culture, experience it the same way. What are the specific "scenes from the kaleidoscope" mentioned in the...

What is statistics? correct answersA set of mathematical procedures (methods) for organizing, summarizing, and interpreting information What does statistics allow researchers to do? correct answersPresent their work accurately and informatively in a standardized format that is understood throughout scientific community Help researchers answer general questions by determining what conclusions are justified based on obtaining results Describe population vs sample correct answersPop- all in...

behavioral research correct answersgoal: to discover, among other things, how people perceive their world, and how they think and feel, how they change over time, how they learn and make decisions, and how they interact withothers empirical research correct answersresearch that is based on systematic collection and analysis of data data correct answersinformation collected through formal observation of measurement hindsight bias correct answersthe tendency to think that we could have pr...

prediction correct answersCorrelational research is most useful for purposes of population correct answersA representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger An axon is correct answersthe extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body. tolerance correct answersA need to take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills to avoid insomnia is an indication of confounding variable. correct answersA factor other than the independent variable that might produ...

inferential statistics correct answersdraws conclusions about the data collected descriptive statistics correct answerssummarizes and describes the data collected population correct answersthe entirety of a specified group sample correct answersa subset of the specified group parameter correct answerscharacteristic of a population statistic correct answerscharacteristic of a sample independent variable correct answerswhat the researcher manipulates (changes) variables correc...

PSYC 300 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM 1 GRADED A+

Nature correct answersInborn, biological givens -based on genetic inheritance -individuals complete set of hereditary information Nurture correct answersPhysical and social world -influence biological and psychological development -environment Three of the most important contributions during children's first years are their correct answers-attentional patterns -use of language -play New Borns correct answersprefer things that move and make sounds; pay particular attention to moth...